The Autumn Tree- Tony Forder- Crime

“When dark desires have no limitations, anything is fair game.”

D.I Bliss at his finest. The body of a young woman has been found in

Cambridgeshire which is off Jimmy’s patch. He is called in and an NCA

person is also there which arouses his suspicions. Jimmy has been

temporarily downgraded to DS after an issue on another case and the

men he meets at the body are suspicious of his motives as a business

card of his with his writing on the back was found in what looks like

the girl's belongings. One of Jimmy’s previous cases was of trafficking

young women and he and his team saved some from certain death

being trapped in a container. Could this latest victim be a link to

further organised crime? This is the 8th Bliss book

and would stand alone although some nuances may be missed

if the others haven’t been read- which I highly recommend-

all 5* from me- who doesn't love a bit of Bliss?

There is a depth, an almost intimacy of knowing Bliss that

skilled writing makes you invested and care what happens to him.

He has personality, he has profundity- he can be a complicated

being and can also give you laugh out loud moments- a true

brilliance of crafted plotted writing. A sidekick in Penny Chandler

who says it as it is which brings out the true Bliss. A more

personal Jimmy this time, some of his layers slightly uncovered

but still the heart of a true gentleman, my avuncular friend.

Blissful brilliance, what more need I say? :) 

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The Autumn Tree, by Tony J Forder, is the ninth book in the DI Jimmy Bliss series, but is the eighth full-length novel – December 2020’s Bliss Uncovered being a prequel novella. The Bliss series has seen the development of not only the lead character, but also the likes of DS Penny Chandler, DS Olly Bishop (Bish), DCs Hunt, Ansari and Gratton, as well as the much missed Mia Short. DCI Diane Warburton and Detective Superintendent Marion Fletcher remain in charge of the Major Crimes Unit at the Thorpe Wood police station in Peterborough.

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After a young woman is found strangled to death, Bliss is called to the scene. When he learns that one of his business cards was found among the victim's clothing, and he is told what was written on the back of it, Bliss is immediately troubled. The card was one of five he handed out to trafficked young women he and his team had previously rescued from a shipping container. When he sees the victim, Bliss realises she was not one of those saved that day. So whose card does she have? Any why? And is it connected to her murder? The murder investigation proves to be more complex and challenging than the team could possibly have imagined. But just as they think they have it figured out, they learn that depravity has no boundaries... Top tag: DI Bliss returns in another stunning crime thriller. Bottom tag: When dark desires have no limitations, anything is fair game. BIO AND LINKS BIO Tony J Forder is the author of the bestselling DI Bliss crime thriller series. The first seven books, Bad to the Bone, The Scent of Guilt, If Fear Wins, The Reach of Shadows, The Death of Justice, Endless Silent Scream, and Slow Slicing, were joined in December 2020 by a prequel novella, Bliss Uncovered. The series now continues with, The Autumn Tree, scheduled for release on 24 May 2021. Tony’s other series – two action-adventure novels featuring Mike Lynch – comprises both Scream Blue Murder, and Cold Winter Sun. These books were republished in April 2021. In addition, Tony has written two standalone novels: a dark, psychological crime thriller, Degrees of Darkness, and a suspense thriller set in California, called Fifteen Coffins, released in November 2020. Tony lives with his wife in Peterborough, UK, and is now a full-time author. He is currently working on the first book of an intended new crime series, whose working title is The Huntsmen.

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